July 7-11, 2014 Emotional Intelligence and Human Relation Skills Leadership This workshop is an intensive, five-day session designed to enable participants to learn about, build and practice emotional intelligence skills in a small-group setting. Skilled facilitators provide tools and feedback to enable participants to learn about themselves and to immediately practice emerging skills. As …
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  May 6-8, 2014 Speaking the Word Freely Preaching Have you ever tried to get away from reading your sermons? Over the years you have honed your writing skills and are able to fill your sermons each week with creative and inspiring material. The problem comes with delivering your carefully crafted messages in a powerful …
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  Workshop ID: G14A733 Dates: July 14, 2014 – July 20, 2014 Price: $385.00       How do you find a common language that is inviting, welcoming, and affirming for those who are relatively new to Christian faith as well as for those who have been part of Christian faith since birth? How do …
View course details “Photography As Spiritual Practice: A Language Of Faith”

  Workshop ID: G14S411X Dates: April 11, 2014 – April 13, 2014 Price: $150.00         Enjoy a heart, mind, and belly full of stories as master storytellers guide through the ways that world folklore with our personal lives and experiences. Together we’ll dig deeply and work the rich soil of themes and …
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    Dates: Oct 20, 2014 – Oct 25, 2014 Instructor(s): Stephen Graham, Keith Herron Price: $360.00 Workshop ID: G14S1041F   Workshop ID: G14S1041F Dates: October 20, 2014 – October 25, 2014 Price: $360.00 The Beloved Community is a blend of personal and particular narratives that at the same time are shaping a narrative their own. What happens …
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Workshop ID: G14S341 Dates: March 24, 2014 – March 28, 2014 Price: $300.00 It’s hard to imagine being a steward of the faith story unless one is willing to be a steward of one’s own story. That’s the assumption of this provocative seminar designed to encourage ministers to mine their own experience as a way …
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  Nov 12 – Nov 14, 2014 Wed 10:00 AM – Fri 3:00 PM $290.00     This program is intended for those offering care and outreach to isolated seniors (e.g. pastoral care providers, elders, community visitor programs).   Time will be spent in sharing experiences, in learning first-hand (via video-recorded “first voice” interviews) about the …
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   Sep 26 – Sep 28, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM $350.00     Have you ever been to a thanksgiving dinner or family wedding and conflict erupts just as the bread rounds the table? Advanced DPC is an opportunity for DPC’ers to practice meditative skills, explore using DPC skills during non-formal …
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  Aug 11 – Aug 15, 2014 Mon 1:00 PM – Fri 1:30 PM $495.00     All are welcome to this annual cross-cultural gathering!Come to meet Aboriginal leaders and Elders from our region, experience indigenous-led program and learn about current issues from environmental to cultural concerns. Learn about and live out our Peace and …
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  Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sat 4:00 PM $165.00     The goals of this day-away retreat are: * to provide a safe space for young Muslim women and mothers to talk, share and grow * to explore aspects of spirituality that will provide a positive context in which …
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